diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/gstcudaloader.c b/sys/nvcodec/gstcudaloader.c
index 4223ba1fbd..ca8bb5ceb1 100644
--- a/sys/nvcodec/gstcudaloader.c
+++ b/sys/nvcodec/gstcudaloader.c
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ gst_cuda_load_library (void)
     return TRUE;
 
   module = g_module_open (filename, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
+
+  if (module == NULL) {
+    module = g_module_open("@driverLink@/lib/" CUDA_LIBNAME, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
+  }
+
   if (module == NULL) {
     GST_WARNING ("Could not open library %s, %s", filename, g_module_error ());
     return FALSE;
diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/gstcuvidloader.c b/sys/nvcodec/gstcuvidloader.c
index 3c7505ca36..eeb376fa80 100644
--- a/sys/nvcodec/gstcuvidloader.c
+++ b/sys/nvcodec/gstcuvidloader.c
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ gst_cuvid_load_library (guint api_major_ver, guint api_minor_ver)
     return TRUE;
 
   module = g_module_open (filename, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
+
+  if (module == NULL) {
+    module = g_module_open ("@driverLink@/lib/" NVCUVID_LIBNAME, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
+  }
+
   if (module == NULL) {
     GST_WARNING ("Could not open library %s, %s", filename, g_module_error ());
     return FALSE;
diff --git a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c
index 19637671ad..39858ccdee 100644
--- a/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c
+++ b/sys/nvcodec/gstnvenc.c
@@ -874,6 +874,11 @@ gst_nvenc_load_library (guint * api_major_ver, guint * api_minor_ver)
   };
 
   module = g_module_open (NVENC_LIBRARY_NAME, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
+
+  if (module == NULL) {
+    module = g_module_open ("@driverLink@/lib/" NVENC_LIBRARY_NAME, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
+  }
+
   if (module == NULL) {
     GST_WARNING ("Could not open library %s, %s",
         NVENC_LIBRARY_NAME, g_module_error ());